While the wealthy from the West will probably be fine and make even more money by taking advantage and investing in the rise of Asia, there's going to be a massive and historic transfer of wealth from the Western middle classes to the middle classes in Asia and other emerging countries.

The great part is that even if you have massive losses, the knowledge you gain along the journey will help you rebuild your assets more quickly than before.

The Anschutz medical campus is at the eastern edge and is massive and still growing.

There seem to be more retail buyers at the low end of the market right now which is creating new opportunities for investors looking to liquidate properties.I tell my clients that there is no right strategy or area.  

My rationale for why this is the case is that there is a ferocious investor and retail appetite for properties so unless you're sourcing your own deals there will be intense competition and bidding wars.I've just started getting on the buyer's list of wholesalers so I'll let you know how it goes.

That could be better suited to empty shopping malls, but the same concept applies to retail strip.

The HELOC funds can serve as your down payment AND a vehicle to massively accelerate mortgage paydown (and even paying off the truck) on the new STR property.

Generally speaking, you're paying for this feature in the form of higher-than-market interest rates, and interest-accruing balances that are not often paid down. with FHA allowing for 3.5% down, conventional allowing for 5% down (and 3% down in some cases as well), the barrier to entry is not massive. if my mother were asking these questions, this is what i would advise her. small down payment, but a significantly better loan IMO. hope this was helpful! 

I personally purchase a significant amount of investments out of state in the residential, commercial MF, retail & industrial space. 

Side note, as a Journey, you have a massive advantage over others in this arena.